D&D 5E Livestream: Scourge of the Sword Coast Session 4

[DEFCON 1]

The subclass discussion was interesting, as they made it a point to say that they would include enough subclasses for each class to cover the main archetypes of that class... without needing to have an even distribution.

Which says to me that some of the more 'focused' classes... once that are not as wide-ranging of concepts (like in my mind the druid or the barbarian)... there no feeling like they need to artificially create additional sub-classes for them just to keep up with the joneses (of like the rogue or the cleric by my way of thinking.)

Hopefully this means that they can produce 6 to 8 clerical domains to cover most of the main portfolios for most greater deities, while not feeling like they need to artificially invent something beyond the spellcasting-focused druid and the wildshaping-focused druid just so it feels "equal" (although granted, I guess you *could* include the animal companion druid too if you really wanted to.)

The Core Four classes always seem to be much wider concepts and thus you could have many warrior sub-classes or roguish subclasses or many domains or spell schools. Those I'd be good with... and I don't feel the need to see five different styles of martial art for the monk.

 

[jodyjohnson]

... given their release schedule, is that they seem to still be finalizing the game. It sounds like they aren't quite done.

So they announced the release schedule?

 

[Thaumaturge]

So they announced the release schedule?

Nope.

They just talked about how prestige classes wouldn't make the initial release.

Thaumaturge.

 

[Blackwarder]

Another tidbit, Tom Olsen who is in charge of all the electronic side in WotC, couldn't talk at all about what he is working on, I bet it's something related to a DDIlike service or an electronic PHB/DMG/MM.

Warder

 

[the Jester]

So they announced the release schedule?

No, and I recognize that "summer" is vague, but they've given us that much already. I'm very surprised that they made any kind of release timing statement at all with the game unfinished.

 

[tuxgeo]

Another tidbit, Tom Allson (probably butchered is name) who is in charge of all the electronic side in WotC, couldn't talk at all about what he is working on, . . .

Tom Olsen. It's written on the website linked in the OP, thus:

Starless Moonleaf, Half-Elf Druid
Played by Tom Olsen (@kidanubis)

 

[tuxgeo]

Apparently no Live Stream game today; and there won't be one next week because of PAX East.

(Is that right? Or did I miss something on the WotC site?)